The mission of Wives of Faith since day 1 has been to connect, encourage and support military wives while pointing them to Christ in everything we do. The first 5 years of our ministry has seen much of what we do to help military wives carried out online; our vision for the next 5 years is to bring those ministry opportunities into the “real world.”

We have that opportunity with CareBlast. After a year and a half of talking about it and praying for the right time to do it, I’m excited to announce this new ministry that I hope will be an incredible blessing for military wives who are struggling as well as for military wives who want to do something to help others.

Kayla Lindsey, an Army National Guard wife, will serve as the CareBlast Coordinator, and we are so excited to have her as a wonderful addition to our Leadership Team!

Kayla and her husband, Kyle, reside in Northeast Ohio. They teach the children’s Sunday school class at their church and are involved in many other ministries. Kayla suffers from PTSD, fibromyalgia, and rheumatoid arthritis. She hopes that with these struggles God will use her life in many ways. Read more about her on our Leadership Page.

Here’s the way CareBlast will work: Friends submit requests for CareBlasts to be made for a specific friend, a military wife who needs some encouragement. Maybe she’s dealing with a rough deployment, or a crisis pregnancy, or a struggle in her marriage. Our CareBlast coordinator will review the request and then send out an alert to our CareBlast team (members of Wives of Faith who sign up to participate in this ministry). The CareBlast team will be invited to email or mail the recipient a word of encouragement, a note she’s being prayed for, or an e-card/card just letting her know she’s not alone.

For more information, visit the CareBlast ministry page. The new ministry kicks off the week of November 7th, when requests will start being accepted. If you would like to be part of the CareBlast ministry team, email Kayla at kayla@wivesoffaith.org. You must be a member of Wives of Faith to serve.

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Dear Wives of Faith members,

Our Board as well as some of our leadership team met at the end of September to discuss plans going forward for our ministry and to see what God has in mind for us. We had an amazing time sharing and I am excited for the women He has brought together in leadership.

I wanted to share with you some of the thoughts I shared with the group on where we are going as a ministry and some of our goals. As a ministry, we will be celebrating 5 years of service this December and as I explained to the group, in many ways, it feels like we’re about to graduate Kindergarten and move into First Grade. We have been feeling our way, seeking God as we go, and listening for His voice in how we should follow. I am excited about the next 5 years and what He has in store.

A VISION FOR 2012 AND BEYOND

“But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin.” ~ 1 John 1:7

I ran across the above verse two days before our team met. KOINONIA (koy noh nEE ah) is a Greek word meaning fellowship or close mutual involvement. It’s a common fellowship in a task or cause and as believers we share koinonia with one another.

Looking at the verse above, as we think about what it means to walk in the light – there is a lot of darkness in military life today.

• Struggling marriages
• Hard, sometimes emotionally painful, deployments
• The worries and sadness of families separated
• Mental health issues for both the service member and the spouse, and sometimes even the children

There are a number of wonderful causes and organizations out there serving military spouses, particularly those struggling with loneliness, or depression or suicidal thoughts. Many encourage us to look for hope in ourselves, in the future, in our own strength, in each other. But, ultimately, none of those things are what can save us. They can help – but they can’t heal.  Read More→

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I am sad to share with you that after much prayer, seeking God for His will, and discussion with one another, our Wives of Faith Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s Wives of Faith weekend retreat scheduled for September 23-24.

This was a very hard decision to make. Every possible option was looked at as we tried to avoid cancelling the event all together. We also considered those who might have already purchased airline tickets. But though we had many indications early on that our attendance would be good, the economic climate and continued financial uncertainty our country is seeing has kept many of our ladies from registering who were planning too. With just a month away from our event, our registration numbers were still much lower than we hoped, and we were already beginning to receive requests for refunds due to tough financial situations at home, another indicator of where we are with the economy.

Those who registered have already been sent an email, and those who have already paid will receive a 100% refund.

This is the first time we’ve had to cancel an event. It is always hard to make a decision like this, knowing we are disappointing those we want to encourage the most. We hope that you will understand our decision and continue to be part of Wives of Faith in the future. We ask for your prayer for our ministry as we continue to move forward, and seek God’s direction as we minister to military wives.

God still has much in store for our ministry and I know we are going to see Him do some amazing things for military wives through Wives of Faith in the coming year.

Sincerely,

Sara Horn, Wives of Faith President
Wives of Faith Board of Directors

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If you are finding us for the first time today from hearing the re-airing of the Focus on the Family interview from last year (listen to it here), we want to say welcome and thank you for visiting!

The most important thing I want you to know today if you’re a military wife is that you are LOVED and you are part of an amazing plan God has for your life – your husband’s life – and if you’re a mom, the lives of your children.

Whether you’re going through a deployment, a PCS, or just beginning this life called military life – God knew before you did that you would be here. He has set you apart and He will equip you for the journey ahead.

We have a fall retreat happening September 23-24 in Nashville we would love for you to be part of. Check out all the info here. And there are many more exciting things coming! Follow our Facebook page for the latest updates.

Thank you for coming by today. We hope you’ll come again very soon. We are all in this journey together!!

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